[Greenbuilding] 1/4 gallon per flush toilet (Mini Flush GBG 300)

[Rob Tom]

On Fri, 22 Dec 2006 11:10:45 -0500, Reuben Deumling <9watts at gmail.com>  
wrote:

> More and better info on what turns out to be a Swedish 1-quart flush  
> toilet:
>
> <http://www.gustavsberg.com/28081_28084.asp>


It's interesting (and perhaps appropriate) that there's so much discussion  
about toilets at this time during the season of excess consumption here in  
the Effluent (sic) West.

And speaking of "1-quart flush" toilets-- it brings back memories of the  
"1 Bud flush" (ie something like 12 or 16 fl oz per flush-- whatever a can  
of Bubwiser beer holds) toilet that was used in the Toronto Healthy House  
years ago. There may still be info on that house at Norbert Senf's website.

And I like Reuben's idea of possibly souping up an existing conventional  
toilet to make it work more efficiently rather than rip it out and install  
a new designerGreen one. That's one item at the H4H Re-Stores whose  
inventory is always a growth industry.

What about installing a gasket on the tank lid so that the lid can be made  
to fit tightly enough that the tank can be pressurised (ie with a foot  
pump) so that the water entering the bowl applies a jet-powered spray to  
power-wash away any stubborn skid marks and partially macerates chunky  
stronzi ... and perhaps rigging up some sort of vaccuum device in waste  
line (ideally also foot-pump operated, simultaneously so, charged when one  
is pumping up the pressure in the tank) so that the contents of the bowl  
are super-schlooped away when the flush lever is activated ?

The volume in the tank would be reduced by conventional means (ie a brick  
or three or such-like) or perhaps even disconnected from the bowl  
altogether and jacked up to provide more head.

You theen ?

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Rob Tom
Kanata, Ontario, Canada
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